Resin - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 43500 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 153.02 ULMACEAE Celtis sp. | Entry Book Number | 5.1902 | |
| Artefact Name | Resin | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | India | TDWG Region | India | ||
| Parts Held | Resin | Geography Description | Andaman Islands | ||
| Uses | ResinUse: User: Not defined | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Vaux P | Donor No | 55? | ||
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| Notes: | Label source: Resin obtained from a large tree (Celtis or Gironniera) of that name which is used in making Ka-ngata-buj. See 62 viz. Red wax generally prepared by men; composed of resin (No 55) wax of the white honey comb and red oxide of iron. Used fo, r the string fastenings of fish and pig arrows. They are protected with a coating of this wax; and it is applied ornamentally to the food trays and the outside of buckets. It is also used for closing small cracks in buckets and canoes. | ||||